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they basically ended up where the assad troops were? >> reporter: they did. they ended up in a barricade across the road and the assad troops said, no, we will not let you through. they were stuck there an hour and a half and bullets flying by. it was a very dangerous place to be. >> why were they kept so long? >> reporter: eventually, they did bring a big dump truck to clear a hole through the debris in the road. at the same time, while they were telling us they wouldn't let us through, they brought a body out of a soldier and said, is this what you want, to the monitors, incredibly angry with the monitors. eventually, a huge amount of gunfire erupted when the monitors did get through that road barricade the army put there. >> we're showing the video of the army showing what they say is the dead body of another soldier and angrily talking to the monitors. you said, this reminds you a lot of bosnia back in the '90s. how so? >> reporter: incredibly, because the area around the town is a no man's land, a ghost town for miles and miles of villages empty, houses
they basically ended up where the assad troops were? >> reporter: they did. they ended up in a barricade across the road and the assad troops said, no, we will not let you through. they were stuck there an hour and a half and bullets flying by. it was a very dangerous place to be. >> why were they kept so long? >> reporter: eventually, they did bring a big dump truck to clear a hole through the debris in the road. at the same time, while they were telling us they wouldn't let...
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after a two-day fierce gun battle they managed to drive assad forces out. they can't hold the hospital but at least they say fornow the government doesn't. the government response will be fear. these days the only certainty is that across the country more will die on both sides of the spectrum and those caught in between. >> arwa live in beirut. they know now they are out gunned, out manned. air strike proof. what pushes them to fight knowing these kinds of repercussions? >> reporter: at this stage they say they have no other choice. they will remind you that when this uprising began they were out demonstrating peacefully and then it was assad forces that fired upon them killing them, forcing them to pick up weapons and now it's resulted in the syrian uprising. what began as a peaceful revolution calls for the assad regime turning into this all out civil war forcing both sides into this situation where they are so hardened against one another bringing them to any sort of negotiation table at this point in time is not realistic. they have no choice to fight
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will it be the remaining assad, pro-assad military? will be it the rebel and opposition groups? do they have the capability? and absolutely worse is the extremist elements. we've seen a growing presence of al qaeda and other extremist groups inside syria, including al qaeda from iraq. so there are many very frightening possibilities, which is why i think our barbara starr has been talking about the u.s. military has -- is relooking at their plans for securing the chemical weapon sites of which we understand there are in the neighborhood of four dozen. >> yeah, and, noah, how much do you think there is confidence that we know what really is going on, and how widespread this stuff is? because you're right. in the chaos of a cataclysm over there if it comes down the final battle, it seems to me we could have a very similar circumstance to what we had in iraq and afghanistan where we just don't know where things went. >> yeah, i think there's a fair degree of confidence right now about where this precursor mixing activity happens. but if things get really chaotic, i think all bets a
will it be the remaining assad, pro-assad military? will be it the rebel and opposition groups? do they have the capability? and absolutely worse is the extremist elements. we've seen a growing presence of al qaeda and other extremist groups inside syria, including al qaeda from iraq. so there are many very frightening possibilities, which is why i think our barbara starr has been talking about the u.s. military has -- is relooking at their plans for securing the chemical weapon sites of which...
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he met earlier today with syrian president assad. afterward he said assad has agreed to what he is calling an approach to ending the violence. no details as to what that might entail. absolutely no letup in the violence meantime. activists say 30 people have died today alone across syria as the government continues its crackdown. i talked about syria with the senior fellow in arab politics for the washington institute in policy and i asked why u.s. officials continue to insist assad's days are numbered but nothing seems to change. >> we had an opportunity to be straight forward about this in geneva. we didn't do that. the answer to the question is a lot more people have to die according to washington's position in syria before there is any firmer stance. i think in the end assad will go. i think it is going to be much longer than we thought. the problem about this is yes a lot of syrians will die. that is horrific. syria has one of the largest stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons in the middle east. as the state devolves fan
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>> we have been very clear to the assad regime, but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start saying a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus, my equation. >> so, barbara, is the calculus -- is the equation changing here? that's what the -- the president said the red line. how do you square that with what the defense aekt is saying today many. >> listen to what the president is saying. you're right. a whole lot of weapons moving around. the pentagon seems to feel at this point that it is for security purposes security consolidation as we've been saying, but, you know, at what point does that change. at what point do they see the potenti potential. that's the critical juncture. they don't think it's there yet, but the president said something very interesting. the rebelling i'm other other players. as the fighting intensifies in syria, one of the big emerging concerns is what if the rebels begin to take some of these weapons? what if they gain access to them? capture a military facility where some of the
>> we have been very clear to the assad regime, but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start saying a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus, my equation. >> so, barbara, is the calculus -- is the equation changing here? that's what the -- the president said the red line. how do you square that with what the defense aekt is saying today many. >> listen to what the president is saying. you're...
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only the government, assad's administration has sent a couple of letters to the u.n. suggesting this is all a big plot by the u.s. to get those weapons into the hands of opposition members and then blame the syrians. does this seem logical or like a reach? >> i think it's part of a strategy that the assad regime has decided upon, which is that america is the cause of this. that there is an internal group of terrorists supported by the united states and saudi arabia, so this is part of what the syrians are doing. it's a last ditch effort. i don't think anyone in syria believes it. there's zero chance that the united states is doipg anything like this. it's always clear it's a reaction to president obama's very tough warning to the syrians. that they shouldn't even think about using chemical weapons. >> i'm curious only because there is this report now that united states is employed military contractors on the ground. i think in turkey and jordan, but also inside syria, to help opposition members. should they get their hands on some of these chemical weapons to a, secur
only the government, assad's administration has sent a couple of letters to the u.n. suggesting this is all a big plot by the u.s. to get those weapons into the hands of opposition members and then blame the syrians. does this seem logical or like a reach? >> i think it's part of a strategy that the assad regime has decided upon, which is that america is the cause of this. that there is an internal group of terrorists supported by the united states and saudi arabia, so this is part of...
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to bashar assad i say you don't know history. two wills cannot be defeated, the will of god and the will of the people. history will curse you for the crimes you committed in syria. >> reporter: a blunt warning from a man who was once one of the syrian regime's top enforcers. ivan watson, cnn, doha. >> great reporting, ivan. nawaf al fares says the syrian opposition is claiming for some time. cnn's fredericka whitfield asked retired army general whether he is surprised to hear about a possible link between the al assad regime and al qaeda. >> they were providing safe haven and sanctuary to al qaeda elements transiting through damascus, going into iraq and killing iraqi civilians and killing american soldiers and we told him this must stop. >> the former syrian ambassador to iraq also telling ivan watson that he was furious that an al qaeda safe house was hit in iraq in 2008. does this information shed any new light on overall al qaeda sympathizers? >> well, what it demonstrates is that despite the syrian denunciation of al qaeda
to bashar assad i say you don't know history. two wills cannot be defeated, the will of god and the will of the people. history will curse you for the crimes you committed in syria. >> reporter: a blunt warning from a man who was once one of the syrian regime's top enforcers. ivan watson, cnn, doha. >> great reporting, ivan. nawaf al fares says the syrian opposition is claiming for some time. cnn's fredericka whitfield asked retired army general whether he is surprised to hear about...
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there is a belief that a lot of the assad military are using weapons they've got from iran. is that true, and how long will you continue to support assad given the appalling conditions, the humanitarian catastrophe that we are all watching, at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> translator: i do believe that we must all say enough of this violence right now. six months ago, i said enough of this violence. our opinion vis a vis the issue of syria and other nations is completely clear. we do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. all people must obtain these rights. no one has the right to restrict a people and nation, but we believe as a friend of nations, we must help the nations around the world to obtain these rights through peaceful paths, rough peeful actions, and wee worked hard. im now hard at work to organize a contact group in or brin thetwo sides into a point of national agreent. >> msi do you condemn the level of violence that president assad has
there is a belief that a lot of the assad military are using weapons they've got from iran. is that true, and how long will you continue to support assad given the appalling conditions, the humanitarian catastrophe that we are all watching, at what point do you, the president of iran, say enough of this violence? >> translator: i do believe that we must all say enough of this violence right now. six months ago, i said enough of this violence. our opinion vis a vis the issue of syria and...
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the bottom line is assad has to go. this president, obama, has talked about it but done little to make it happen. he has stood behind the plan. he is now looking for the russians to some how come in and desave the day. depending on putin to save the day doesn't sound like a good game plan. >> what president romney take more action? the russians have been stalling with the chinese, dreadfully so. if they won't move and you can't get anything tougher, would president romney act unilaterally or try to form a coalition outside of the united nations. you had the arab league inviting folks in. >> you have others in the league understanding there is a serious problem. lebanon should be concerned. if there was a president romney, you wouldn't have this leadership void that we have. therefore, you might be in position to put a little more pressure on the russians. right now, we are playing mother-mmothe mother, may you in the u.n. we are asking for permission before we go forward. the president is depending on putin and the meet
the bottom line is assad has to go. this president, obama, has talked about it but done little to make it happen. he has stood behind the plan. he is now looking for the russians to some how come in and desave the day. depending on putin to save the day doesn't sound like a good game plan. >> what president romney take more action? the russians have been stalling with the chinese, dreadfully so. if they won't move and you can't get anything tougher, would president romney act unilaterally...
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assad and syria and iran's only entry point into the middle east. that would go away instantly with the end of the assad regime. >> if we knew who was coming in afterwards. >> almost anyone afterwards would not have the relationship that assad has developed with the iranians. >> thanks very much to both of you. we appreciate it. andrew and jamie. it's a tough one. a moral and financial and military cunonedrum for the u.s. >>> two americans held in the death of a foreign national. and what in the world is holding up the john edwards verdict? this has been going on and on. we get updades every day. and apparently all kinds of bizarre stuff is going on. the judge made an unusual warning. we have it and then this -- >> i think if you look at the birth certificate and you analyze the birth certificate. there are many people that don't agree with that birth certificate. >> when you say many people don't agree -- >> many people. >> give me a name of an authority who says it. >> there are many people. i don't give names. >> donald trump doubling down on the
assad and syria and iran's only entry point into the middle east. that would go away instantly with the end of the assad regime. >> if we knew who was coming in afterwards. >> almost anyone afterwards would not have the relationship that assad has developed with the iranians. >> thanks very much to both of you. we appreciate it. andrew and jamie. it's a tough one. a moral and financial and military cunonedrum for the u.s. >>> two americans held in the death of a...
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this is a new massacre by assad, he shouts. this is a new massacre by the countries that have conspired against our people. also more bodies wrapped up. evidence of another horrific slaughter that's taken place in syria. syrian expatriots call it the proregime attacks escalated thursday. we've been unable to confirm what exactly happened but the attacks left more than 50 people dead. one amateur video shows a helicopter firing on the area. the state run syrian news agency says dozens of terrorist elements were killed in clashes as security forces continued to track down and arrest them. it said the forces discovered prisons where kidnapped people were tortured and killed. thursday, two blasts rocked damascus, one in the heart of city. reports of more explosions around damascus on friday. then there's this. video from thursday purporting to show demonstrators getting close to the presidential palace. they go onto praise the rebels. one veiled one spray paints a message. the free syrian army are coming. >> while it may look like
this is a new massacre by assad, he shouts. this is a new massacre by the countries that have conspired against our people. also more bodies wrapped up. evidence of another horrific slaughter that's taken place in syria. syrian expatriots call it the proregime attacks escalated thursday. we've been unable to confirm what exactly happened but the attacks left more than 50 people dead. one amateur video shows a helicopter firing on the area. the state run syrian news agency says dozens of...
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they that's referring to syria president assad and his forces . they are believed to be responsible for the slaughter of thousands of people. cnn cannot confirm this video or any of the others because syria limits journalists from entering the country. it's very hard to look at these tiny little bodies, two little brothers, and see anything other than indiscriminate slaughter. the total dead is about 14,000 and that includes men, women and little children like those two little brothers. the story is not over. just 24 hours ago we were telling you about terrible torture. a report out of syria from human rights watch releasing sketches that showed different torture methods used on syrian detainees by the government, by the syrian forces. torture including prolonged beatings, burning with acid and evening sexual assault. these are sketches, but we now have video allegedly showing one of these beatings. again, warning goes out to you now. this one even more graphic than the video we just showed you. have a look. what you are seeing right now, this is
they that's referring to syria president assad and his forces . they are believed to be responsible for the slaughter of thousands of people. cnn cannot confirm this video or any of the others because syria limits journalists from entering the country. it's very hard to look at these tiny little bodies, two little brothers, and see anything other than indiscriminate slaughter. the total dead is about 14,000 and that includes men, women and little children like those two little brothers. the...
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first, the two masters of the assad regime. iran and russia are against it. the regime of bashir aul awes youred would be taking huge risks if it started threatening the syrian population and surrounding countries with these types of weapons. also, there's a military reason why it would not necessarily make sense for bashir al assad to use chemical weapons. this, by the way, is the kind of analysis i've seen as well in other publications. chemical weapons would be difficult to deploy against a guerrilla force. why? because they fade away when confronted. you have their mixed population as well. when you aim a warhead loaded with chemical weapons at a population, who are you really targeting? it could kill even your own supporters. we have these two main reasons. >> why do you suppose we have other countries -- germany says it's going to send in soldiers to neighboring turkey. why do you suppose there is such anxiety and such fear around that country and the possibility that that could happen? >> well, within the context of what turkey asked nato for, the patr
first, the two masters of the assad regime. iran and russia are against it. the regime of bashir aul awes youred would be taking huge risks if it started threatening the syrian population and surrounding countries with these types of weapons. also, there's a military reason why it would not necessarily make sense for bashir al assad to use chemical weapons. this, by the way, is the kind of analysis i've seen as well in other publications. chemical weapons would be difficult to deploy against a...
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the pentagon believes it's an indicator that bashir al assad's forces are getting exhausted, worship out, their equipment is getting worn out so they need outside help to train up a whole new round of forces so they can carry on. as for the opposition, the pentagon says it can now confirm, yes, it believes a few days ago the opposition shot down their first syrian fighter jet. ashleigh? >> well, and the video sure shows that. nice to have that confirmation. let me ask you quickly, in mecca in saudi arabia, this latest comment from leon panetta and the suggestion that iran is doing this, it can't be going well in this conference when so many arab states disagree with what bashar al assad is doing. >> you're absolutely right. this is some 57 nations going on in mecca right now. very serious business for the nations attending there, iran claiming to be part of the effort to find a solution. you see the iranian leader there with some of the other leaders, but, look. this is happening while everyone's looking for a solution. panetta is pointing out that the iranians are inside syria stirr
the pentagon believes it's an indicator that bashir al assad's forces are getting exhausted, worship out, their equipment is getting worn out so they need outside help to train up a whole new round of forces so they can carry on. as for the opposition, the pentagon says it can now confirm, yes, it believes a few days ago the opposition shot down their first syrian fighter jet. ashleigh? >> well, and the video sure shows that. nice to have that confirmation. let me ask you quickly, in...
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we also don't know at what point would the assad regime re-sort to using sarin. it's my hypothesis that they will if they start getting slaughtered. it could happen. they will use it. >> sanjay, for people at risk in areas where assad regime might use them r or could use them or some other group, what can they do to protect themselves? is there something you can do? >> they don't have access to medications, the at row peen for for example. you have to goit of the area, which sounds simplistic. because it's odorless and tasteless and hard to detect, you have to get out of the area. you can get poisoned by inge ingestion and inhaling and touching it. it can be on your clothes, for example. you get out of the way and take off your clothes or anything exposed to it. sto soap and water and try to rinse your body. it's a heavier gas as compared to what else is in the area, so it lingers closer to the ground. getting to higher elevation can help. these sound like simplistic things but short of a medication given right away, there's not much else to do. >> it's really sc
we also don't know at what point would the assad regime re-sort to using sarin. it's my hypothesis that they will if they start getting slaughtered. it could happen. they will use it. >> sanjay, for people at risk in areas where assad regime might use them r or could use them or some other group, what can they do to protect themselves? is there something you can do? >> they don't have access to medications, the at row peen for for example. you have to goit of the area, which sounds...
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head bandages, a voice says, this is the fate of your pilots, assad. this is not an isolated incident. in the same vicinity close to the city in a span of 24 hours rebels claim they not only brought down this fighter jet, but also, two helicopters. video posted to youtube shows a trail of smoke and a helicopter bursting in to flames but there's no way for us to confirm when and where this happened. these dramatic developments are a result of a pitched battle fought here at the 46 regiment base just over a week ago. for nearly two months hassan tells us they laid siege to the base after clearing the villages around it of assad's forces and positioning rebel snipers in the area. the final battle to take this massive base lasted 24 hours chls rebel fighters used artillery captured of another unit on the base firing in it to the building and ending the battle. for this rebel unit, there was a treasure trove of weaponry and most important of all, anti-aircraft missiles, hurgss of them. though not all functioning the fighters tell us. video posted to youtube
head bandages, a voice says, this is the fate of your pilots, assad. this is not an isolated incident. in the same vicinity close to the city in a span of 24 hours rebels claim they not only brought down this fighter jet, but also, two helicopters. video posted to youtube shows a trail of smoke and a helicopter bursting in to flames but there's no way for us to confirm when and where this happened. these dramatic developments are a result of a pitched battle fought here at the 46 regiment base...
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ready to do it. >> will providing arms to the opposition convince the people who support bashar al assad in many cases because they are afraid of their own existence, or will it simply lead to more fighting? that is the question that we are considering. >> it's a crucial question. "outfront" tonight, alex, author and former reporter for the "the new york times" and seth jones. good to see you. seth, there's a lot of things we don't know about the rebels. as that point just made clear. james clapper, the director of national intelligence had warned congress that some of the attacks we've seen in syria bore the hallmarks of al qaeda. there have been atrocities committed by these rebels. there appear to be no question about that. executions. a new video posted yesterday showed a man filming himself while he shot ten unarmed prisoners. should we arm the rebels? >> well, i think we should arm and this is not just about arming. this discussion seems to overlook the fact that the rebels need intelligence, supplies. the challenge though is that the largest opposition movement is the free syrian
ready to do it. >> will providing arms to the opposition convince the people who support bashar al assad in many cases because they are afraid of their own existence, or will it simply lead to more fighting? that is the question that we are considering. >> it's a crucial question. "outfront" tonight, alex, author and former reporter for the "the new york times" and seth jones. good to see you. seth, there's a lot of things we don't know about the rebels. as that...
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this is something that slipped out of the tongue of assad. >> what exactly is assad saying? whether it's a slip of the tongue or not, he's admitting he has those weapons so under what circumstances will he use them? >> i thought it was dramatic that the prime minister of turkey said he was worried those weapons night be used against the syrian people themselves. as you know the united states is also basically said, at least that's what it's hinting that if any chemical weaps or any weapons of mass destruction or even potentially thought about being used that would be the u.s. red line. this is where the international community is coalescing. not intervening to save the current slaughter, to stop it but say if there's a threat of a bigger slaughter with weapons of mass destruction that's where they will intervene and that's where the cia is involved. they are in turkey, in the area and keeping a close eye on who has and where are those stockpiles. weeks ago there was a huge bruhaha after the syrian spokesman said syria would never use weapons of mass destruction against its o
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there is no political organization to assad. so as bad as this is right now, we could make it a whole lot worse by dumping a lot of weapons in and then having a collapse and then having al-qaeda there taking over another base that we'll have to fight. so as painful as it is, there's a right way to do this if we want to help those who seek freedom and that is work the political opposition first before you start shoveling your weapons in. >> general clark and ambassador, you both made great points. thanks so much for being "outfront with us tonight. >>> and we have to move on our to fourth story "outfront," mitt romney speaking at length about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador stevens and three others and what he would do about the situation there. >> in libya, i'll support the libyan people's efforts to forge a lasting government that represents all of them. and i'll vigorously pursue the terrorists who attacked our consulate in benghazi and killed our fellow americans. >> eli lake with th
there is no political organization to assad. so as bad as this is right now, we could make it a whole lot worse by dumping a lot of weapons in and then having a collapse and then having al-qaeda there taking over another base that we'll have to fight. so as painful as it is, there's a right way to do this if we want to help those who seek freedom and that is work the political opposition first before you start shoveling your weapons in. >> general clark and ambassador, you both made great...
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and now bashar al assad has made a ra appearance where he showed nup a mshow showed up in a mosque in damascus, and this is the first time we have seen him since a bomb killed his brother and other members of his regim i want to bring in hala gorani to talk about this, but what about the fact that assad is in public and on television and what message is he is trying to send? >> well, there are two things interesting about the video is that number one, it is not the big mosque in damascus and we don't know where this mosque is. and the other thing that is important in the video is that the vice president of syria is not in it. and you nknow that last week, there were reports that the vice president had defected to jordan. if that is the case, it is an extremely symbolically important defection and it shows that the regime al assad is crumbling. and also a 73-year-old sunni, and some reports are that he is under house arrest, and the syrian regime is saying he has defected, but we do not know where farooque al assad is. >> what is it important that you say that he was not at a specific
and now bashar al assad has made a ra appearance where he showed nup a mshow showed up in a mosque in damascus, and this is the first time we have seen him since a bomb killed his brother and other members of his regim i want to bring in hala gorani to talk about this, but what about the fact that assad is in public and on television and what message is he is trying to send? >> well, there are two things interesting about the video is that number one, it is not the big mosque in damascus...
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that word from opponents of the assad regime. fighting between government forces and rebel groups said to be heavy in the capital city damascus and in the city of aleppo. an american diplomatic vehicle was attacked by mexican federal police outside mexico city today. two u.s. embassy employe were wounded. mexican police officers are being questioned to find out why they opened fire on the american vehicle. >>> and late today, a federal jury in california found samsung guilty of willful violation of some of apple's patents and recommended samsung pay apple more than $1 billion in damages. >>> and the sesame street puppeteer who was the voice of the character count von count, the friendly vampire, has died. his name was jerry nelson. he was 78 years old. the cast and crew said he was a member of their family for more than 40 years. >> that's really sad years. that's incredible. >> yeah, familiar face to many of us who grew up watching him. >> i know, i've been on "sesame street," it's very sad. kyung, appreciate that. >>> a lot of
that word from opponents of the assad regime. fighting between government forces and rebel groups said to be heavy in the capital city damascus and in the city of aleppo. an american diplomatic vehicle was attacked by mexican federal police outside mexico city today. two u.s. embassy employe were wounded. mexican police officers are being questioned to find out why they opened fire on the american vehicle. >>> and late today, a federal jury in california found samsung guilty of willful...
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when he says something like this, al assad, he has blamed the u.s. before, puts us -- what is the u.s. supposed to do it here, the appropriate reaction of the united states? >> i think that one of the things that we have to do is to make certain that we send the point once again, no, this is not our fault. the entire region concerns us. when you look at what is happening in lebanon, when you look at what's happening in syria, the situations in egypt. all of it is of concern. we're a stabilizer. we are not a destabilizer. and it is almost one of these situations where something begins to run off the rails and who are they going to blame. they look at us and try to blame us. most the countries around there, if you ask them, do you want the u.s. here or do you want them gone? they want us and want our presence that is there and repeatedly has been in and out of that region. that is one of the things that i see. they say they don't want us but they sure are glad we're here. >> he's suggesting for legitimacy and blaming the u.s. as an easy get. >> we've b
when he says something like this, al assad, he has blamed the u.s. before, puts us -- what is the u.s. supposed to do it here, the appropriate reaction of the united states? >> i think that one of the things that we have to do is to make certain that we send the point once again, no, this is not our fault. the entire region concerns us. when you look at what is happening in lebanon, when you look at what's happening in syria, the situations in egypt. all of it is of concern. we're a...
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her ties to bashar al-assad. she's the daughter of syria's ambassador to the united nations. leaked e-mail shows she appeared to have a close relationship withal as add, referring to him as handsome and cute. she provided advice to him on his public image abroad, as syria waged a brutal crackdown on its people and denied it. she's syrian, graduated from columbia school of international and public affairs. she's demanding columbia rescind that admission. >> i was surprised and disturbed by this decision. it is not a personal thing, it is accepting what's happening, accepting the genocide and saying we are going to welcome people who are part of this into our school. >> reporter: barbara walters landed an excuse interview with bashar al-assad in december. she helped facilitate that interview. walters admits in months following, she tried to her her. in a statement she said i did offer to mention her to contacts at another media organization and in academia, though she didn't get a job or into school. columbia tells cnn its applicants are evaluated solely on materials submitted,
her ties to bashar al-assad. she's the daughter of syria's ambassador to the united nations. leaked e-mail shows she appeared to have a close relationship withal as add, referring to him as handsome and cute. she provided advice to him on his public image abroad, as syria waged a brutal crackdown on its people and denied it. she's syrian, graduated from columbia school of international and public affairs. she's demanding columbia rescind that admission. >> i was surprised and disturbed by...
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president bashar al-assad is history in the mind of locals but his regime still has the best hospitals where one hospital works during the day before sneaking here to help this rebel hospital in the evening. he says 50 soldiers are brought in every day but sometimes doctors mercy kill by injection those they can't treat effectively and if they found he was working in the rebel hospital they would kill him. his head has been hit by shrapnal, his here almost blown off. they struggle to clean the wo d wound. at any point the power could cut. still, doctors carry on. it hurts he cries. he's yet to learn the worst about what the shelling did. it killed his father who is mourned just outside the hospital. the dead here so many that doctors must leave them on the street. his brother arise there's no room for privacy or dignity here. they remove the body before he can learn what happened. the blood remains on the street unnoticed by some. the people of aleppo numb looking to the skies checking what next may befall them. >> as the civil war rages on in syria, nick payton walsh will give you a l
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president bashar al assad and very much caught up in supporting their enemy. it's going to be very hard to see if this iranian move could bare any particular fruit, and i think many see the visit to damascus as a show of support for the assad regime and, in fact, the iranian foreign minister saying that the meetings went "excellently." >> nick payton-walsh, thank you so much. >>> a reclusive nation uncovered. >> there is no standard. it's where they do work. they may be expecting to go to school, but they can't afford it, so this is their reality. >> they call it myanmar. a new historic film shot secretly over the past three years. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are
president bashar al assad and very much caught up in supporting their enemy. it's going to be very hard to see if this iranian move could bare any particular fruit, and i think many see the visit to damascus as a show of support for the assad regime and, in fact, the iranian foreign minister saying that the meetings went "excellently." >> nick payton-walsh, thank you so much. >>> a reclusive nation uncovered. >> there is no standard. it's where they do work. they...
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assad still in power. i see our trade deficit with china larger than it's -- growing larger every year, as a matter of fact. i look around the world and i -- i don't feel that you see north korea, continuing to export their nuclear technology, russia said they're not going to follow nonlugar anymore. back way from nuke proliferation treaty we had with them. i look around the world, i don't see our influence growing. i see our influence receding because of the failure of the president to deal with economic challenges, in part because of our withdrawal from commitment to the military and the way it ought to be, in part because of the turmoil with israel. the president received a letter from 38 democrat senators saying that tensions with israel why a real problem. they asked him, please repair the tension, democrat senators, please repair the damage in the party. governor, the problem is, is that on a whole range of issues, whether it's the middle east, whether it's afghanistan, whether it's iraq, whether it'
assad still in power. i see our trade deficit with china larger than it's -- growing larger every year, as a matter of fact. i look around the world and i -- i don't feel that you see north korea, continuing to export their nuclear technology, russia said they're not going to follow nonlugar anymore. back way from nuke proliferation treaty we had with them. i look around the world, i don't see our influence growing. i see our influence receding because of the failure of the president to deal...
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what do you think is the key to convincing assad if it's time to go. if russia pulls the plug be enough to convince him the game is up? >> i think not in and of itself. i think they have to feel international isolation. i think what would be key is to see fractures within the regime. this conflict has pushed the regime closer together and we haven't seen the type of defections we saw with the conflict in libya when we saw all sorts of diplomatic defections from within the regime. obviously russia abandoning assad would be an important rerr prerpr prerequisite. >> they are a minority that run the country. how realistic is that? >> i think it depends on what the nature of this transition looks like. if there are guarantees that there are not going to be de-baathification if the way it was carried now the iraq, that's an important hedge for that community and an important hedge for those other minorities in syria who are worried about what regime change would look like. i don't know if it will work. i'm saying this is still the best option around because
what do you think is the key to convincing assad if it's time to go. if russia pulls the plug be enough to convince him the game is up? >> i think not in and of itself. i think they have to feel international isolation. i think what would be key is to see fractures within the regime. this conflict has pushed the regime closer together and we haven't seen the type of defections we saw with the conflict in libya when we saw all sorts of diplomatic defections from within the regime....
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. >> unless i am wildly offbase there is no way anyone in the opposition would ever consent to assad or his inside regime, cronies with blood on their hands be on any transitional governing body. i said weeks ago that assad going could be an outcome as well as a precondition. >>> meanwhile turkey scrambled f 16 fighter jets after syrian helicopters came close to the border there. so you see this is escalating. >>> the united nations educational scientific and cultural organization is condemning the destruction of secrettumes in mali. they say people shouldn't worship saints. i spoke with unesco's attorney general to see what could be done. we will have that interview for you in the 5:00 p.m. hour. >>> new jersey's governor is known for calling it as he sees it. wait until you hear the choice words that chris christie had for a reporter. [ manager 1 ] out here in the winds, i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ chirp ] [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox with all these huge toys. and wi
. >> unless i am wildly offbase there is no way anyone in the opposition would ever consent to assad or his inside regime, cronies with blood on their hands be on any transitional governing body. i said weeks ago that assad going could be an outcome as well as a precondition. >>> meanwhile turkey scrambled f 16 fighter jets after syrian helicopters came close to the border there. so you see this is escalating. >>> the united nations educational scientific and cultural...
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is it possible at all that this man, this mad man, bashar al assad, is bluffing? >> oh, i don't think he's bluffing. we have to consider what he represents and that's a very small community, which feels under threat. it thinks it will be destroyed by sunni fundamentalists if it loses damascus or any other big cities. they have their backs to the wall. they say among themselves that when it comes to their lives or killing the rebels they will kill the rebels. in other words, yes, they will use the sarin, i've been dealing with the people for 30 years, they're almost a cult. what seems to us completely irrational decision, they're capable of. i don't know whether they have reached this point or not, but if things get bad enough in syria, i have no dowd they'll use it. >> on this sarin gas, i was reading about it, apparently there are two key components that make this gas and they're held separately, kept separately. you mix them together, it makes for a very potent formula. what kind of damage can sarin gas inflict? >> well, if it was artillery shell were dropped in
is it possible at all that this man, this mad man, bashar al assad, is bluffing? >> oh, i don't think he's bluffing. we have to consider what he represents and that's a very small community, which feels under threat. it thinks it will be destroyed by sunni fundamentalists if it loses damascus or any other big cities. they have their backs to the wall. they say among themselves that when it comes to their lives or killing the rebels they will kill the rebels. in other words, yes, they will...
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because it seems like everybody else who has, you know, cut ties with bashar al assad hasn't seemed to have a big impact on that dictator. >> reporter: yeah. that's really i think the question a lot of people asking here right now. the heads of state will vote on that tonight. well, this is a massive organization. it's a largest international organization outside of the u.n. represents about 1.5 million muslims around the world from 57 different states so we can't underestimate the sort of weightiness of the organization but, you know, what about those teeth? okay. kick s out syria and means nothing unless these states arm themselves and go in to syria and remove assad himself which is not on the agenda but the reality is that assad is really given up listening to about anybody other than those that support him, iran, china, russia. ashleigh? >> thank you, nic. >>> further east to thailand. this is a story of a politician, but before you say what do i need to say about a thai politician? a former wife and a uzi, a sub machine gun and took it to a restaurant and did not come out well. z
because it seems like everybody else who has, you know, cut ties with bashar al assad hasn't seemed to have a big impact on that dictator. >> reporter: yeah. that's really i think the question a lot of people asking here right now. the heads of state will vote on that tonight. well, this is a massive organization. it's a largest international organization outside of the u.n. represents about 1.5 million muslims around the world from 57 different states so we can't underestimate the sort...
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the syrian investigative panel says that the assad regime isn't to blame for the wholesale slaughters of dozens of children. those are the children we have blurred out there. children shot in the chest, children executed at close range, some with their throats reportedly slit. the report by the government says that armed terrorist groups carried out the massacre, the same vague entities, the same terms they have been using for 15 months now. it's a lie that's been exposed over and over again. >> our reaction to the syrian characterization of what transpired in houla, i think quite simply, it's at blatant lie. >> based on reporting on the ground, it was the syrian military who started the massacre. the regime used tanks and heavy artillery. and it was followed up by local regimes. syria insists that they then called for a cease-fire weeks ago. that claim takes braise on the a new level. >> they failed to comply with any of the six components of the annan plan. they have continued to besiege population centers, including the horrible events that happened in houla over the weekend. let's
the syrian investigative panel says that the assad regime isn't to blame for the wholesale slaughters of dozens of children. those are the children we have blurred out there. children shot in the chest, children executed at close range, some with their throats reportedly slit. the report by the government says that armed terrorist groups carried out the massacre, the same vague entities, the same terms they have been using for 15 months now. it's a lie that's been exposed over and over again....
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recognize and i believe that assad must go. i believe he will go, but i believe we want to make sure we have the relationships and a friendship with the people that take his place such that in the years to come, we see syria as a friend and a responsible party in the mideast. this is a critical opportunity for america. what i'm afraid of is as we watched, first the president sang we will let the un deal with it and kofi annan said we will have a ceasefire. that didn't work. then to the rugs and let's see if you can do something. we should be playing the leadership role. not on the ground with the military. >> we organize the friends of syria. we are mobilizing humanitarian support and support for the opposition. we are making sure that those we help are those who will be friends of ours in the long-term and friends of allies in the region for the long-term. going back to libya, this is an example of how we make choices. when we went into libya, we were able to immediately stop the massacre there because of the unique circumstan
recognize and i believe that assad must go. i believe he will go, but i believe we want to make sure we have the relationships and a friendship with the people that take his place such that in the years to come, we see syria as a friend and a responsible party in the mideast. this is a critical opportunity for america. what i'm afraid of is as we watched, first the president sang we will let the un deal with it and kofi annan said we will have a ceasefire. that didn't work. then to the rugs and...
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members of the international community have called for syrian president bashar al assad to stand down. civilians caught in the cross fire, there is no safe place. >> the death toll is staggering. the destruction is reaching catastrophic proportions. and the suffering of the people is immense. >> reporter: according to the united nations, more than 18,000 have died with at least 1,600 people killed in just one week. here, the shell fire does not discriminate. with russia and china strong in their support of the syrian government, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton flew to beijing trying to convince chinese leaders of the need for international action. >> we believe that the situation in syria is a threat to peace and stability in the entire region. and the longer the conflict goes on, the greater the risk that it spills over boarders and destabilizes neighboring countries. >> reporter: a point not lost on egyptian president mohammed morsi who demanded that president assad will step down. >> translator: i would like to tell the syrian regime, as long as there's still a chance to st
members of the international community have called for syrian president bashar al assad to stand down. civilians caught in the cross fire, there is no safe place. >> the death toll is staggering. the destruction is reaching catastrophic proportions. and the suffering of the people is immense. >> reporter: according to the united nations, more than 18,000 have died with at least 1,600 people killed in just one week. here, the shell fire does not discriminate. with russia and china...
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. >> it is not a question of when assad leaves or if assad leaves, it is a question of when. he has lost legitimacy of his people. >> that takes us through february and march. are they worried through end of april, there's a credibility question here? >> john, they keep pointing out, international experts also say this is very different from syria because for a lot of reasons, a different ethnic makeup. any kind of military intervention could be very messy and protracted. so it is not something the u.s. would want to do on its own. so you need to build international support. that's the view that many hold. but it is especially not something that one would want to do in election year, and especially with so much tension in the middle east already given the state of affairs between iran and israel now. so this one step that the secretary of state has taken today does further build for the possibility of international support, should they want to take further action down the road, but that's as far as they're going right now. it continues to be in the realm of quote, more pressu
. >> it is not a question of when assad leaves or if assad leaves, it is a question of when. he has lost legitimacy of his people. >> that takes us through february and march. are they worried through end of april, there's a credibility question here? >> john, they keep pointing out, international experts also say this is very different from syria because for a lot of reasons, a different ethnic makeup. any kind of military intervention could be very messy and protracted. so...
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any signs of that with bashar al assad? >> i think from the beginning most of the leadership is loyal to assad. assad makes sure, the way he runs his government, he has people around him, including his representative to the united nations, including his ambassador to the united states, they are always focused on their plan, and that plan is to keep dominance over their people. it's unfortunate so many people have been killed there. it's wrong. but at this point, there's so many hot spots, that we need to have the whole region come together. we just can't have the united states come there by themselves. >> and we should add, there's absolutely zero american support for such a thing. >> i would think so at this point. >> we don't really see assad's inner circle crumbling. remember, they're having a lot of victory supported by external forces like iran, like russia. so in their minds, this is all a zero sum game for them. they realize that, if they defect -- >> the end of their world is coming. >> they really believe it's not.
any signs of that with bashar al assad? >> i think from the beginning most of the leadership is loyal to assad. assad makes sure, the way he runs his government, he has people around him, including his representative to the united nations, including his ambassador to the united states, they are always focused on their plan, and that plan is to keep dominance over their people. it's unfortunate so many people have been killed there. it's wrong. but at this point, there's so many hot spots,...
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he plans to meet with assad. he says he is shocked and horrified about what transpired this weekend and there must be a very thorough investigation but the fact of the matter is no matter that there have been new u.n. observers on the ground there the violence has not increased and doesn't look like it will decrease any time soon. activists say they don't believe the syrian government and they don't believe the syrian government was ever ceasing the violence or crackdown towards them and the rebel free syrian army yesterday said coffee an n kofi annan's peace plan was dead. since a cease-fire that never seems to have come to pass was agreed upon over 1600 syrians have been killed in that time alone. very little hope. obviously, kofi annan is hopeful he can do something and hopeful to do something to convince assad to make sure that the syrians are implementing the six-point peace plan but at this stage very little hope what can happen next. >> 49 children under age of 10, the pictures are horrific. what is the mo
he plans to meet with assad. he says he is shocked and horrified about what transpired this weekend and there must be a very thorough investigation but the fact of the matter is no matter that there have been new u.n. observers on the ground there the violence has not increased and doesn't look like it will decrease any time soon. activists say they don't believe the syrian government and they don't believe the syrian government was ever ceasing the violence or crackdown towards them and the...
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we've just gotten word, president assad speaking to his new cabinet saying we're in ste l waea what is hreferencing? >> reporter: clearly the conflict inside of his country with large chunks of his own territory that's fallen out of government control and into the hands of the rebels. swearing in a new government but keeping a lot of same faces in the positions of minister of interior and defense and the foreign minister. >> we are in state of war in every aspect and all our politics has been be concentrated on winning this war. >> reporter: he also spent a lot of time talking about the economy and the need to keep subsidies in the country. almost ignoring the fact the entire cities have been burning for months and he has a crisis with his neighbor to the northwest. this after defenses shot down a turkish military plane on friday with the turkish prime minister responding saying if they approach the turkish borders that turkey can see this as a threat and will respond in kind. the turks not illustrating what that response could be. the turks have taken this issue to the nato military a
we've just gotten word, president assad speaking to his new cabinet saying we're in ste l waea what is hreferencing? >> reporter: clearly the conflict inside of his country with large chunks of his own territory that's fallen out of government control and into the hands of the rebels. swearing in a new government but keeping a lot of same faces in the positions of minister of interior and defense and the foreign minister. >> we are in state of war in every aspect and all our...
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they need to put pressure on assad to pull fill its commitments and it's got a great stake in assad doing so and in failing that they need to join the community to put pressure on assad. there's still a potential for there to be a peaceful solution which is what we seek. in neither of those are possible we're facing the third scenario which is the worst case, which is it engufrls the neighbors in the region and takes on sectarian forms and it effectively becomes a proxy conflict between syrian parties supported on the outside aggressively by others and then at that stage we're all compelled to look at what options may be necessary outside of the realm of the security council, but that is a hot, regional war in one of the world's most sensitive areas and we've sought to avoid that even by supporting what we knew at the outset was not a high probability mission on the part of kofi annan, but a very important one, because if it can succeed and be done without violence that's much preferable than a wired, regional war. >> so if assad and ms. regime don't back down, what i'm hearing you say as
they need to put pressure on assad to pull fill its commitments and it's got a great stake in assad doing so and in failing that they need to join the community to put pressure on assad. there's still a potential for there to be a peaceful solution which is what we seek. in neither of those are possible we're facing the third scenario which is the worst case, which is it engufrls the neighbors in the region and takes on sectarian forms and it effectively becomes a proxy conflict between syrian...
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it's considered a big step in the push to oust president bashar al assad. the government is fighting to e destabilize syria. the civil war started 20 months ago. 35,000 lives may have been lost. and we want to warn you. this next report shows graphic and disturbing video ofs atrocities. some viewers may consider it very disturbing. as arwa damon reports, heinous attacks may have become too familiar in syria. >> reporter: this is video from earlier this year. they crawled through holes and find an entire family killed by regime forces they say. a woman's body lies on the floor. in the room next to it bodies crowded into the corner. more dead are in the bathroom. a small voice whimpers from another room. a child comes into view crawling over a body. he's the only survivor. the assad regime has always maintained they are targeting terrorists seeking to overthrow the government. but there are a horrifying stream of daily videos, none of which can be independently con firmted by cnn to show atroci atrocities carried out that the the opposition claims show no mer
it's considered a big step in the push to oust president bashar al assad. the government is fighting to e destabilize syria. the civil war started 20 months ago. 35,000 lives may have been lost. and we want to warn you. this next report shows graphic and disturbing video ofs atrocities. some viewers may consider it very disturbing. as arwa damon reports, heinous attacks may have become too familiar in syria. >> reporter: this is video from earlier this year. they crawled through holes and...
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the united states says syrian president bashar al assad has to go. russia says outsiders shouldn't dictate, interesting word choice, the solution. russia's also syria's largest arms provider. we checked in with sources at the consul on foreign relations who say russia must first be assured assad's departure will outweigh any potential burden for russia. >>> now, to molly. we've been following this situation. the african country is in the midst of chaos. al qaeda linked fighters want to battle in timbuktu. the fighters, part of the al qaeda islamic maghreb, say they've taken control of the country. government worker, fear that they will not get paid. >>> it has been 330 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. sure, it was a great day on wall street. along with that surge came a surge in oil prices. up 9.5%. it was the biggest jump in the year. part of the reason was new sanctions set to start this weekend with europe not buying iranian crude oil. when it comes to oil, it doesn't matter where it comes from. it's all black stuff sloshing around.
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. >> reporter: asma assad stood smiling by her man as the syrian president cast his ballot last february in a constitutional referendum held in the a backdrop of escalatiing violenc. she remains silent even though it wasn't that long ago that she declared herself a local defender of human rights. >> this is a conflict that's been going on for too long. we have a choice. we can either sit by and we can sit and watch our tv screens and watch atrocities and see some horrific images or we can get up and do something about it. >> reporter: she issued that call to action in a 2009 interview with cnn during the three week bombardment of gaza that left palestinians dead. >> nobody is immune from what's happening. we've heard of women, children being killed, medics, journalists. it seems like it affects everyone. >> reporter: the trouble is for most of the the last year and a half, syrian security forces have been documented committing horrific abuses against syrian citizens. this month cnn recorded syrian war planes repeatedly bombing aleppo. cnn witnessed a hospital targeted twice by war planes
. >> reporter: asma assad stood smiling by her man as the syrian president cast his ballot last february in a constitutional referendum held in the a backdrop of escalatiing violenc. she remains silent even though it wasn't that long ago that she declared herself a local defender of human rights. >> this is a conflict that's been going on for too long. we have a choice. we can either sit by and we can sit and watch our tv screens and watch atrocities and see some horrific images or...
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position that al assad has lost his legitimacy. from? >> vladimir putin's point of view, once you allow a country to decide who should rule it, that's a principle that has some pretty ugly implications. you can see why he would take that view. no one has the right to decide, except the person who holds the power. >> yes. and i -- i heard your -- i heard your chuckle as you said that. wolf, this is going to be an interesting question, whether someone will say -- ask the president, did you have a direct conversation with vladimir putin about how you're not on the same page, or sort of who controls that relationship between the u.s. and russia? >> they clearly are not on the same page as far as syria is concerned. that was obvious yesterday when they had that meeting and this is the first meeting that the president has had with putin since he resumed his presidency. by all accounts on this one issue of syria, there are strong disagreements between russia and the united states. there's no doubt about that. and the russians continuing, even a
position that al assad has lost his legitimacy. from? >> vladimir putin's point of view, once you allow a country to decide who should rule it, that's a principle that has some pretty ugly implications. you can see why he would take that view. no one has the right to decide, except the person who holds the power. >> yes. and i -- i heard your -- i heard your chuckle as you said that. wolf, this is going to be an interesting question, whether someone will say -- ask the president,...
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assad has been a long-term ally, as you say. the questions is will their actions back their words and at this point we're continuing to hear that, look, russia doesn't want to be seen as caving to the united states and doing what the u.s. wants and this would be, of course, to sign on to an arms embargo and start supplying syria and they haven't done that as of yet. the big question is will they do that and that could be the tipping point here. >> erin will have more at 7:00 p.m. eastern on "erin burnett out front." we'll have much more on syria and i'll talk to a correspondent who has been to the massacre and has heard the desperate pleas for help. >>> we have the video, you're about to see it. it will move you. sometimes i feel le 's me ains t my hai r. [ fema annouer ] akdaged haeedsewaveeno noush+n active naturals wheat formulas restore strength for up to 90% less breakage in three washes. for strong, healthy hair with life, new aveeno nourish+ strengthen. the key is to have a good strategy. the same goes for my retirement.
assad has been a long-term ally, as you say. the questions is will their actions back their words and at this point we're continuing to hear that, look, russia doesn't want to be seen as caving to the united states and doing what the u.s. wants and this would be, of course, to sign on to an arms embargo and start supplying syria and they haven't done that as of yet. the big question is will they do that and that could be the tipping point here. >> erin will have more at 7:00 p.m. eastern...
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. >>> and as the bashar al-assad regime uses tanks, ar till ri and tank helicopters against its own people, the united states and russia are locked in a bitter dispute. >>> and innocent looking packages you can buy over the counter at a convenience store. but they conceal some very real dangerous designer drugs blamed for horrifying acts of violence. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it may be the most crucial of the battleground states, and today barack obama and mitt romney are turning ohio into their personal battleground. the slug-fest takes the form of rival speeches. but one candidate started swinging before the bell. let's go to jim acosta. he's watching it all unfold. what's the latest, jim? >> wolf, they were almost duelling speeches, campaign events in the same state on the same day at almost the same time. but mitt romney perhaps fearing losing the battle of the cable news double box got the early jump on the president. he started early. and it was probably a good thing for mitt romney. his speech was only 18 minutes. the president's, nearly an hour. in t
. >>> and as the bashar al-assad regime uses tanks, ar till ri and tank helicopters against its own people, the united states and russia are locked in a bitter dispute. >>> and innocent looking packages you can buy over the counter at a convenience store. but they conceal some very real dangerous designer drugs blamed for horrifying acts of violence. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it may be the most crucial of the...
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these anti-assad rebels captured a group of fighters belonging to a pro-assad malitia. they are roughing up the men on the ground. they took them indoors, 14 prisoners and asked them to say their names. just listen for a moment. of course this is in arabic. interrogation complete the the men were led out doors where they were lined against the wall. we hear the words don't shoot. that admonition was not at all heeded. take a look and listen. you don't need to see it. you just need to hear that know it's clear. a horrendous scene in aleppo and then this. these are the bodies of the men who were executed being loaded one by one by one into the back of this truck. just to make sure we're on the same page here, these were men captured yesterday by anti-government rebels. they were interrogated. they were determined to belong to a pro-assad malitia, 14 men. ivan watson is in a safe house outside of aleppo. i spoke with him. take a listen. >> i understand there's a bit of a back story with this execution. something about the shooting victims double crossing the rebels. can yo
these anti-assad rebels captured a group of fighters belonging to a pro-assad malitia. they are roughing up the men on the ground. they took them indoors, 14 prisoners and asked them to say their names. just listen for a moment. of course this is in arabic. interrogation complete the the men were led out doors where they were lined against the wall. we hear the words don't shoot. that admonition was not at all heeded. take a look and listen. you don't need to see it. you just need to hear that...
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. >>> in syria president bashar al assad attended prayers. rebels say the vice president has defected. nic robertson has details. >> reporter: what we can learn from this, the fact that vice president wasn't there at this important prayer service is that the government has been lying. they have been saying he has no intentions to defect yet now we see if the situation was normal he would have been there with the president and other government officials and he wasn't. it doesn't mean we know where he is. what rebels are telling us is the commanders have lost communications with him and they don't know exactly where the vice president is. he is trying to get out of the country to jordan. they are concerned, they say, that if his family is captured then he may be forced into surrendering. these images of president bashar al assad appearing at this tiny mosque close to his presidential palace tell us quite a lot. this is a rare appearance by him in the first place. normally he would attend these important prayers in the center of damascus. he has
. >>> in syria president bashar al assad attended prayers. rebels say the vice president has defected. nic robertson has details. >> reporter: what we can learn from this, the fact that vice president wasn't there at this important prayer service is that the government has been lying. they have been saying he has no intentions to defect yet now we see if the situation was normal he would have been there with the president and other government officials and he wasn't. it doesn't...
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that is after now confirmed reports emerging from syria that forces loyal to president bashir al assad are preparing bombs with chemical weapons. syrian soldiers fighting with rebels for control over the outskirts of damascus. now, witnesses tell cnn that 30 people were killed today in street battles across syria. we're also learning about a car bombing in the city of homs and a horrible, horrible discovery. dozens of bodies believed to be victims of a massacre. the same time rebel fighters, they are taking on syrian forces literally house to house in the country's largest city. that is aleppo, and that is where we find our arwa damon today. >> reporter: for two months the streets here have been a war zone. part of a bigger battle for control of aleppo, syria's largest city. this father of four is one of the rebel fighters here. this is our country, our homes that are being destroyed, he tells us. he used to sell thread. now he runs logistics for his unit. so what he is explaining to us is that this was street to street fighting, and it took his unit quite some time to advance and righ
that is after now confirmed reports emerging from syria that forces loyal to president bashir al assad are preparing bombs with chemical weapons. syrian soldiers fighting with rebels for control over the outskirts of damascus. now, witnesses tell cnn that 30 people were killed today in street battles across syria. we're also learning about a car bombing in the city of homs and a horrible, horrible discovery. dozens of bodies believed to be victims of a massacre. the same time rebel fighters,...